As details emerge, the Cyanogen/Microsoft deal isn’t nearly as cringeworthy as many originally suspected.

There aren’t a whole lot of Android users out there who enjoy seeing the words “Microsoft apps included” when it comes to their devices — and this goes back a long, long way — and power users who use CyanogenMod and Cyanogen OS are more likely than most to react negatively to that sort of partnership. As a result, news that Cyanogen and Microsoft are partnering to include Bing services, Outlook, and other apps on Cyanogen OS has caused a fair bit of teeth-gnashing and hand-wringing.